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The government subsidized (giving money) the building of tracks and then the companies used that money to build more tracks.

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The government offered each railroad company building the transcontinental railroad land along its right of way to?

To Encourage rapid construction


In the second half of the 1800s what did the federal government encourage in the building of transcontinental railroads?

Railroad Builders received loans and grants from the federal government.


How did railroad building encourage the growth of the American economy?

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What did union pacific railroad receive from the government after building the transcontinental railroad?

They received nothing after. While building, they were granted land and large loans. That is what the government gave them.


The government contributed to the building of the transcontinental railroad by?

The Government granted the Eastern and Pacific Railroad Companies subsidies to help them expand.


Where land grants given to railroad companies by the federal government to encourage railroad construction?

Yes, land grants were given to railroad companies by the federal government to encourage railroad construction in the 19th century. These grants provided companies with vast tracts of land, which they could sell or use to finance the building of railroads. The most notable example is the Pacific Railway Act of 1862, which facilitated the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad by granting land along the route. This strategy aimed to promote westward expansion and economic development.


How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers for building their railroad?

By encouraging chinese Immigration


Federally owned acreage granted to the railroad companies in order to encourage the building of rail lines?

Land Grants


Federal owned acreage granted to the railroad companies in order to encourage the building of rail lines?

land grants


How did the federal government aid in the building of the transcotinental railroad?

By providing free grants of federal land to the railroad companies. :)


How did the government help the railroad workers for building their railroads?

By encouraging chinese Immigration.


How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers from building their railroads?

By encouraging chinese Immigration.